Marine velocipede



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No. 315,743. Patented Apr. 14, 1885.

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S. OURLIN. MARINE VELOGIPEDE.

Patented Apr. 14, 1885.

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UNITED STATES PATENT MARINE VELOCIPEDE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No.

315,743, dated April 14, 1885.

Application filed January 8, 1885. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SETH CUR-LIN, a'citizen of the United States, residing at Covington, in the county of Tipton and State of Tennessee, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Marine Velocipedes; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to improvements in marine velocipedes; and the novelty consists in the construction, combination, and arrangement of the various parts for service, substantially as hereinafter described and claimed.

My invention has for its object the provision of means whereby a light pleasure skiff or boat can be easily and rapidly propelled by persons unskilled in rowing, and to provide simple and effective means whereby both the feet and hands of the operator can be used in the propulsion of the boat, while at the same time the steering can be accomplished with ease and facility.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a plan View of askiff or boat provided with my improvements. Fig..2 is aside elevation partly broken away to show the propelling, operating, and steering mechanism. Figs. 3, 4:, 5, and 6 are detailed views of parts of my improvements. Fig. 7 is a modification thereof, showing the skiff having a screw-propeller; and Figs. 8 and 9 are views of a skiff having my improvements applied thereto and adapted to be operated by one person only.

Similar letters of reference in the several drawings denote like or corresponding parts.

Referring to the drawings, A designates a skiff or light boat of any preferred construction, having near its rear portion a curved partition, A, as shown in Fig. 2, said partition being slotted or cut away at one side to permit of a train of multiplying-gear, hereinafter described, to transmit motion to the paddie-wheel.

The shaft B of the paddle-wheel B, of any preferred construction, is mounted in boxes I), one of which is supported in a beam, 1), se-

] cured to one side of the skiff-body, while the other box 6 is secured to a frame secured to the opposite side of the skiff and supports a train of gearing, hereinafter described.

0 designates a frame secured to the bottom of the skiff, near the center thereof, to

boxes 0, an upright bar, D. having a crossbar, '01, at its upper end, which is grasped by one of the operators, and is further provided at its lower end with another cross-bar, d, having pedals (2 on which are placed the feet of the operator who occupies the seat D. p

E designates a rock-bar mounted in boxes 6, secured to the bottom of the skiff, and provided with pedals c 6, connected at their forward ends by a bar, 6 to which are secured rods F F, connecting with a shaft, G, journaled in boxes 9 9, one secured to the bar or support I) shaft G has three cranks, h h It, bearings g thereof, and an arm, 1

between the having a rods F F connect with the cranks h h", while rods F F connect the crank h and crank-arm i with the lower cross-bar, d, of the operatingvbar D.

I designates a sleeve fitted over the bar D, and provided with a cross-bar, I, which is adapted to be grasped by a second operator seated on the platform or seat D and having his feet resting on the pedals c 6', whereby two persons are enabled to simultaneously apply power to the paddle-wheel.

J designates a pinion mounted on the cranlo shaft G, which meshes with a smaller pinion, J, mounted in boxes j, secured to frame H, said pinion J gearing with astill smaller pin ion, J secured on the shaft B of the paddlewheel B.

It will be seen from the above description that the motion of the operating-bars D and I and pedals d and e is transmitted through the connecting-rods to the crank-shaft, and thence through the train of multiplyinggears to the shaft of the paddlewheel, which is thereby revolved.

K K designate the rudders, of which there are two, preferably connected together for simultaneous movement by a rod, is, pivoted to the same, said rudders being pivoted to the skiff, as at k, as usual, and connected by wrist-pin, i, outside of its bearing g. The l the horizontal piece of which is secured, in

and the other to the frame H. The

chains, cords, or ropes K to a drum, K on the sleeve I, said cord passing over a pulley or rollers 70 pivoted to the sides of the skiff, as shown.

In thedevice shown inFig. 7, which is specially adapted for deep waters, I provide a chamber in the bottom of the skiff, at the stern .thereof, in which is placed a screw-propeller, L, secured to a shaft, L, journaled in a box, Z, within the wall of the chamber, said shaft extending forward to about the center of the skiff and having a bevel gear-piniomlflwhich meshes with a larger bevel gear-wheel, L", which is adapted to be rotated by the hereinbefore-described mechanism D E d e.

In Figs.' 8 and 9 I illustrate another form of my invention, which is especially adapted to be operated by one person only, although it will-be understood that the constructions hereinbeforc described are also capable of manipulation by one operator. In this latter arrangement I mount on the frame 0 the train of multiplying-gear J J J, and the operatingbars D I, with theirlappliances and connect'ions K K and provide the bar D and pinion J with crank-arms N N, respectively, which are connected by a rod, 0.

It will be seen that in lieu of the sternwheel B, I employ propelling-wheels O, mounted on the axis of the pinion J, which are located at the sides of the boat, and are similar in construction, said wheels having a casing, 0 which protects them from injury. In this arrangement I dispense witlrthe crank-shaft and its connections, and thus provide a simple and effective meansfor propelling the boat, the motion of the operating-bar being transmitted through the connecting-rod O to the pinion J, and thence through the train of gear to the side paddle-wheels, as is obvious. The arm N is extended below the pivot of the rod 0, at which point it is provided with pedals for use by the operator, who can occupy the seat D, located immediately abox e the train of gear.

In lieu of the crank-arm i of the shaftG, I may use the device shownin Figs. 5 and 6, which consists of a wheel, I, having grooves pp formed in one of its faces and extendingat right angles to each other, in which are adapted to slide blocks 1) p, )ivoted to one of the connecting-rods F, thereby dispensing with a fly-wheel and securing a steady and uniform revolution of the crank-shaft.

Modifications in details of construction and form and proportion of parts, herein shown and described as an embodiment of my invention, may be made without departing from the principle or sacrificing the advantages thereof, and I would therefore have it understood that I hold myself at liberty to make such changes and alterations as fairly fall within the scope of my invention.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is

.1. In a marine velocipede, the combination of a pivoted operating-bar, a sleeve having a handle, bar, and a drum, and also serving as an operating-bar fitted over said internal opcrating-bar, a train of multiplying-gear, means, substantially'as described, for connecting said operating-bars with said gearing, a rudder, and a cord or rope connected with said rudder and drum, substantially as and for the purpose described.

2. In a marine velocipede, the combination of a pivoted operating-bar, asleeve fitted over said bar and moving .with it, and provided with a handle and drum, a crank-shaft having a pinion, a paddle-wheel mounted on a shaft in the stern of the skiff and provided with a smaller pinion, an intermediate pinion, rudders pivoted to the skiff and connected by a rod, operating-rods F F, connecting with crossbar cl and pedals e, and cords or chains connecting the rudders to the said drum, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

3. In amarine velocipede, the combination of a pivoted operating-bar having pedals at its lower end, a sleeve fitted to said bar and having a handle at its upper end in a plane below the handle of said operating-bar,a rockshaft having'pedals, a crank-shaft, rods connecting said bar and shafts, a train of multiplying-gear, and a propelling-wheel, substantially as shown and described.

4. In a marine velocipede, the combination of the operating-barD, sleeve I, fitted over said bar, crank-shaft G, connected to said sleeve and bar by means of rods F F, pinions J J J and propelling-wheel B, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

5. The combination of the operating-bar D,

having pedals d at its lower end, sleeve I,

fitted over said bar and turning freely thereon, shaft E, having pedals e from which and the operating-bar power is communicated to the shaft 0, having cranks h h h and i i, by means of connectingrods F F, pinions J J J", and paddle-wheel B, as and for the purpose set forth.

6. The combination, in a marine velocipede, of a pivoted operating-bar, D, having cross bar d at it its lower end, provided with pedals d a sleeve, I, fitting loosely over said operating-bar,and having a drum, K rigidly secured thereon, rock-shaft E, having pedals e, shaft G, having cranks h h h i i, connectingrods FF, by means of which power is communicated from the pedals and operating-bar to the crank-shaft G, pinions J J J paddle- Wheel 13, rudders K, connected by rod is, and cords or ropes K, whereby the rudders are simultaneously operated from said drum, substantially as shown and described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

SETH CURLIN.

\Vitnesses:

H. T. BERNHARD, J os. FORREST. 

